[SOLVED] Installing New Hard Drive

metnaz · 01-27-2008, 03:05 PM

I am trying to install a new WD1600. I followed the instructions: Jumper in Cable Select as was old drive. Connector in tight and power supply in tight. When I turn on PC with either the XP CD or CD that came with it, nothing happens. I only have a blinking cursor.

I then set the new drive as slave to the old. In Disk Management it sees an unallocated drive, but I only have Properties and Help when I right click on it.

Am I missing something? Is it possible the new drive is bad?

Thanks.

Tumbleweed36 · 01-27-2008, 03:14 PM

Try this:

Check the other drive on that cable to make sure it is set to Master, then set the jumpers on this one to slave. Make sure the slave drive is on the middle connector (gray) and the Master on the end (black). Go to the Bios setup menu and make sure that your boot order is set to:

CDRom - 1st
Floppy - 2nd
Hard Drive - 3rd (the drive you want to BOOT From, not the new one.

Then, make sure that in the Boot Priority area that the hard drive section is set to have the BOOT DRIVE (not the new one) listed first.

Shut down, put in the disk that came with the drive and see what happens when you try to boot up....report back.

YES, it is possible the new drive is bad, we get one from time to time.

Note: I am assuming that you want this to be a spare drive and not the OS drive????? Tell me if this assumption is incorrect.

If you want this to be your main operating system drive, then you need to make it a MASTER drive and we can slightly alter the instructions for that...just let us know.

metnaz · 01-27-2008, 03:20 PM

No, I do want this to be the OS drive. I only tried the master/slave scenario to see if I could see the drive. When I did that I had the jumpers in the right place.

Let me know if that changes your thoughts on how to proceed. I've replaced a hard drive before and did not have a problem.

Thanks for responding

Tumbleweed36 · 01-27-2008, 03:26 PM

No change, follow the steps I gave you for now and see what happens. Just double check those jumpers on EACH drive. You are using an 80 connector ribbon cable, aren't you, because the older 40 connector ribbon cables won't work on modern hard drives.

Addendum: BTW, what else is on that cable???

metnaz · 01-29-2008, 09:22 PM

It was the boot order. Now it seem sobvious....All is good. Thanks.

Tumbleweed36 · 01-30-2008, 03:33 AM

Glad you got it going. NOw, don't be a stranger on the forum, stick around and enjoy the fun. Have a great day.

01-27-2008, 03:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
metnaz Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 22 OS: me/xp	[SOLVED] Installing New Hard Drive I am trying to install a new WD1600. I followed the instructions: Jumper in Cable Select as was old drive. Connector in tight and power supply in tight. When I turn on PC with either the XP CD or CD that came with it, nothing happens. I only have a blinking cursor. I then set the new drive as slave to the old. In Disk Management it sees an unallocated drive, but I only have Properties and Help when I right click on it. Am I missing something? Is it possible the new drive is bad? Thanks.

01-27-2008, 03:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 18,030 OS: XP Professional	Re: Installing New Hard Drive Try this: Check the other drive on that cable to make sure it is set to Master, then set the jumpers on this one to slave. Make sure the slave drive is on the middle connector (gray) and the Master on the end (black). Go to the Bios setup menu and make sure that your boot order is set to: CDRom - 1st Floppy - 2nd Hard Drive - 3rd (the drive you want to BOOT From, not the new one. Then, make sure that in the Boot Priority area that the hard drive section is set to have the BOOT DRIVE (not the new one) listed first. Shut down, put in the disk that came with the drive and see what happens when you try to boot up....report back. YES, it is possible the new drive is bad, we get one from time to time. *Note: I am assuming that you want this to be a spare drive and not the OS drive????? Tell me if this assumption is incorrect. If you want this to be your main operating system drive, then you need to make it a MASTER drive and we can slightly alter the instructions for that...just let us know. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread. Last edited by Tumbleweed36; 01-27-2008 at 03:18 PM.*

01-27-2008, 03:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
metnaz Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 22 OS: me/xp	Re: Installing New Hard Drive No, I do want this to be the OS drive. I only tried the master/slave scenario to see if I could see the drive. When I did that I had the jumpers in the right place. Let me know if that changes your thoughts on how to proceed. I've replaced a hard drive before and did not have a problem. Thanks for responding

01-27-2008, 03:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 18,030 OS: XP Professional	Re: Installing New Hard Drive No change, follow the steps I gave you for now and see what happens. Just double check those jumpers on EACH drive. You are using an 80 connector ribbon cable, aren't you, because the older 40 connector ribbon cables won't work on modern hard drives. Addendum: BTW, what else is on that cable??? __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread. Last edited by Tumbleweed36; 01-27-2008 at 03:27 PM.

01-29-2008, 09:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
metnaz Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 22 OS: me/xp	Re: Installing New Hard Drive It was the boot order. Now it seem sobvious....All is good. Thanks.

01-30-2008, 03:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 18,030 OS: XP Professional	Re: [SOLVED] Installing New Hard Drive Glad you got it going. NOw, don't be a stranger on the forum, stick around and enjoy the fun. Have a great day. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.